Tennis News

Novak Djokovic made a winning return to China against Alex Michelsen to reach the third round of the Shanghai Masters, as rivals Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner also won.

The Davis Cup and Billie Jean King Cup competitions are changing their formats next year.

Women's world No 1 Iga Swiatek has announced that she is splitting with her tennis coach Tomasz Wiktorowski after three years of working together.

The group stage of the Davis Cup Finals is scrapped and replaced by a return to home or away ties.

World number one Jannik Sinner says he is "surprised" by the World Anti-Doping Agency's appeal against the decision to clear him of blame after he twice tested positive for a banned substance.

Novak Djokovic says the doping case involving men's world No 1 Jannik Sinner "is not helping tennis at all".

Top-ranked Iga Swiatek is separating from her coach Tomasz Wiktorowski. During the three years she worked with him, the Polish player won four of her five Grand Slam titles and rose to the top of the women's rankings.

Karolina Muchova resists a fightback from number one seed Aryna Sabalenka to reach the semi-finals of the China Open.

Highlights of the China Open quarter-final between Aryna Sabalenka and Karolina Muchova.